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A Simple Wish is a 1997 children's-fantasy-comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie (his last film before his death in 2001). The film about a bumbling male fairy godmother who tries to help an eight-year-old girl fulfill her wish that her father (a carriage driver) wins the leading role in a Broadway musical. Oliver Greening (Robert Pastorelli) is rejected from a coveted performance in a ...
A bumbling fairy godfather tries to grant a girl's wish for her cabby father to land a Broadway role. Fantasy 1997 1 hr 29 min. 25%. PG.
Jul 11, 1997 · Purchase A Simple Wish on digital and stream instantly or download offline. When Anabel (Mara Wilson) wished for a fairy-godmother, she never dreamed his name would be Murray (Martin Short)! Before you can say "SHABOOM," Anabel quickly learns that Murray is short on experience and long on excuses. As they are whisked into a hilarious whirlwind of magical mishaps, Anabel and the blundering ...
Seven-year-old Anabel (Mara Wilson) wishes for a fairy godmother after the death of her mother, but doesn't expect anything like Murray (Martin Short), the world's first male angelic guardian. Instead of guaranteeing Anabel's dad a part in a new Broadway musical, Murray manages to turn him into a statue.
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Jul 11, 1997 · Get Notified. Murray is a male fairy godmother, and he is trying to help 8-year-old Anabel to fulfil her "simple wish" - that her father Oliver, who is a cab driver, would win the leading role in a Broadway musical. Unfortunately, Murray's magic wand is broken and the fairies convention is threatened by evil witches Claudia and Boots.
A Simple Wish. Academy Award-nominee Kathleen Turner stars as a fairy godfather who stumbles to the challenge of fulfilling a youngster's selfless request for her widowed father. A charming family film, A Simple Wish also stars comedy legend Martin Short. Fantasy 1997 1 hr 29 min.
A Simple Wish. Available on iTunes. Eight-year-old Annabel (Mara Wilson) is rooting for her father, Oliver (Robert Pastorelli), to get the lead part in a new musical, but he doesn't have the same name recognition as arrogant actor Tony Sable (Alan Campbell). When Murray (Martin Short), the first-ever male fairy godmother, is sent to help ...
